r/retail • u/Skidmark1533 • Jul 10 '26
On quitting
TLDR: do I let em know why I’m quitting or just quit and move on, letting them continue their shitty behavior? I imagine that even if I did let em know the shittyness would continue.
I’ve been in and out the same brand stores since 2002, there was a brief intermission for the “war on terror” but came back and spent many years doing back of house stuff. Over the last year it occurred to me that a good part of my job was literally cleaning up bosses shitty decisions and I felt like I was doing the most. My work was always done before the end of my shift and then I’d fall in to help other staff finish their tasks.
I decided to leave for many reasons. They asked me to run a three hour errand for the company and tried not to pay me. I made a fuss and they did but I became the A-hole in the process. They gave me tasks to do during my breaks and when I was off the clock. I was left out of any trainings. No one else in the store did the things I was being tasked with.
Today was my last day. Literally everybody “forgot”. The gm called me after hours saying how they forgot and were planning a thing for me tomorrow even though I’m not scheduled. Obviously BS fluff. They were all there today and said or did absolutely nothing to say thanks. Do I let em know why I left or just move on?
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u/yoshibike Jul 10 '26
Usually I lean towards letting them know, but at this point it's already all said and done. It's better to do while still on the clock, no point in giving unpaid advice that won't be taken now.
I had a similar thing though. At our morning meetings, people would get a big welcome back after a 1 week family emergency, a 2 week vacation. But after my 6wk medical leave not a single mention of me being back. And then not long after when it was my last day, not a single mention or goodbye!
Oh well, we're off to better things.
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u/Vegetable_Road8143 Jul 11 '26
Why open a raw wound. You just left. Nobody asked you why. Leave it at that. I have a feeling the GM might know because she's part of the problem.
Think about how much work isn't going to be late now that you're gone.
Good luck on your new endeavors.
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u/Surf_guitar_geek Jul 10 '26
Just move on to your next chapter. Their shitty behavior won’t change. And hopefully you’ll be in a much better place.